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Question 11

waec 2022

Which of the following pairs are characteristics of igneous rocks? They
I. are stratified
II are metamorphosed rocks
III. are crystalline
IV. originate from molten magma

AI and II only

BII and III only

CII and IV only

DIIl and IV only

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Question 12

waec 2022

It is composed of layers of ash and cinders alternating with lava. lt has a broad base and steep convex slopes. The above features are associated with a

Abatholith

Blaccolith

Cshield volcano

Dcomposite cone

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Question 13

waec 2022

The term pyroclastic best describes

Asediments accumulated in deep sea

Ba wind-blown sand from desert regions

Ceroded materials deposited at the mouth of a river

Dfragmented materials ejected by volcanoes

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Question 14

waec 2022

Which of the following statements is not accurate about sea and land breeze?

AAir blows from the sea to the land during the day

BAir blows from the land to the sea during the night

CLand warms up more slowly than the sea during the day

DSea warms up more slowly than the land during the day

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Question 15

waec 2022

The weathering process which is commonly found in limestone regions is

Ahydrolysis

Bexfoliation

Coxidation

Dsolution

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Question 16

waec 2022

Which of the following is a process of wind erosion?

ADeflation

BSaltation

CSolution

DTraction

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Question 17

waec 2022

Which type of mountain is also called the mountain of denudation?

ABlock mountain

BVolcanic mountain

CResidual mountain

DFold mountain

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Question 18

waec 2022

The type of cloud from which thunderstorms and heavy rain are experienced in the Tropics is

Aaltostratus

Bcirrus

Ccumulus

Dcumulo-nimbus

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Question 19

waec 2022

It is crescentic in shape and it is formed from wind deposition in arid. The statement describes

Aloess

Bbarchan dune

Calluvial soil

Dsilty soil

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Question 20

waec 2022

The movement of the earth that causes variation in the length of the day and night is

Atraction

Brevolution

Crotation

Dcoriolis

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Question 21

waec 2022

In its old stage, a river would
I. be interrupted by waterfalls and rapids
II. flow sluggishly and develop pronounced meanders
III. flow fast and have truncated spurs
IV. develop levees and have a flood plain

AII and IV only

BIl and lIl only

CI and II only

DIll and IV only

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Question 22

waec 2022

Which of the following coastal features is not due to erosion'?

ABay

BCliff

CBeach

DArch

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Question 23

waec 2022

Which of the following statements, is accurate?

AThere is a distance of 111km for every 1° of latitudinal difference

BA time difference of 4 minutes exists for every 15° of longitude

CAny two opposite lines of latitudes make a Great Circle

DThe sun is overhead at noon at Tropic of
Cancer on December 22

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Question 24

waec 2022

Lines drawn on maps joining places With equal amount of cloud cover are called,

Aisohyets

Bisobars

Cisonephs

Dcontours

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Question 25

waec 2022

In Koppens's classification of climates, Cs refers to

ASteppe

BMediterranean

CTropical Monsoon

DTropical Continental

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Question 26

waec 2022

Two towns, P and Q, are on the International Date Line and in the same hemisphere. If the distance between the two towns is 444knm and town P Is located on latitude 3°N, on what latitude is town Q located?

A10°N

B7°N

C4°N

D1°N

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Question 27

waec 2022

The sharp pillars hanging from the roof of a cavern in limestone regions are called

Adolines

Bstalagmites

Cuvalas

DStalactites

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Question 28

waec 2022

Figure 1 represents the export of rice by four regions in Country XX in the year 2009. One dot represents 20,000 tonnes of exported rice was used as the scale of the dot map. Study and use the dot map below to answer this question.

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By how much tonnes was the export of rice from region T higher than that from region U?

A20,000

B40,000

C60,000

D80,000

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Question 29

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Question 30

waec 2022

Which of the following settlements is nucleated?

ABukola

BDatsu

CAdaku

DNONSO

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